good morning, america. breaking this morning. fiery crash. a ups cargo plane goes down before landing at the birmingham, alabama breaking right now. security forces crack down with bulldozers, invading the streets of egypt. heavily armed officers firing teargas. this country, on the brink of all-out violence. just hours after a direct hit on al qaeda terrorists. connected to threats in yemen. abc news exclusive. usher's ex-wife, tameka raymond, speaking out for the first time since their 5-year-old son's horrifying accident in the family pool. the heart-stopping second she found out and who she blames. ♪ get ready to meet raccoon man. he lives side-by-side with the wild animals he's rescued.

why he's now fighting to protect his babies. and good morning, america. to all of our viewers in the west. you're looking at new pictures at the crash site in alabama where the u.p.s. cargo plane went down. abc's pierre thomas has the latest. >> reporter: great concern for the pilot and co-pilot. the u.p.s. officials just released a statement they haven't confirmed the status of their pilots. the massive cargo plane smoldering, broken into pieces, scattered about an alabama field. the cargo flight, en route from louisville, kentucky, crashed on approach. north of birmingham

international airport. firefighters were quickly on the scene, battling a huge fire that erupted shortly after the 6:00 a.m. crash. hazmat units were also dispatched. >> actually we were in bed and we heard something go over the house and it sounded like a plane out of fuel. few minutes later we heard this loud boom. >> reporter: team of investigators from the national transportation safety board prepare to race to the scene to search for answers as to what caused the crash. investigators will examine if weather played a role, as of right now the cause of the crash is a mystery. george. >> pierre, thanks. now to that dangerous situation unfolding in egypt. armed forces in the street. the death toll is rising. hundreds are injured. the violence, now, in its sixth hour. and look at this picture that just came in. the front line of those clashes. it looks like a war zone right now. abc's muhammad lila is there live with the latest.

good morning, muhammad. >> reporter: good morning, george. parts of the city of cairo are a battleground right now. reports of hundreds killed. although, the official government toll is far fewer than that. just this morning, the country's banks, railroads and several highways were closed. and this is exactly the type of lockdown and crackdown u.s. officials were hoping to avoid. security forces moved in early this morning, with bulldozers and heavily-armed officers, firing teargas. with the streets on fire, young children cry for their parents. as a steady stream of casualties, many with bullet wounds, flood into makeshift hospitals. for weeks, police have been threatening to evict the protesters. thousands camping out since the country's first democratically elected president was overthrown last month. u.s. officials have been trying desperately to pull the country back from the brink, afraid even more anti-american sentiment could lead militants to launch

more attacks on neighboring israel. all of this, from a country that now is at war with itself. now, the bigger concern happening right now is that the violence is spreading. churches have been attacked and burned down. we know of skirmishes in at least nine other cities across the country. so, there's a very real concern that the worst could be yet to come. george? >> okay, muhammad. thanks very much. let's bring in abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, right now. brian, this comes as u.s. officials say they may have gotten the plotters who forced the closings of so many u.s. embassies across that region. >> reporter: it's a sigh of relief for u.s. counterterrorism officials. a senior u.s. official telling abc news, that four al qaeda terrorists, connected to that latest threat scare in yemen, have been killed in a drone strike over the weekend. according to other u.s.

officials, about three dozen al qaeda operatives have been killed in drone strikes in yemen over the last two weeks. although that threat continues to be real and very serious, according to officials. >> and the ringleader of the supposed strikes, still out there. >> reporter: that's who they did not get, the bombmaker, ibrahim al asiri, not killed. he continues to be on the loose. and he's been able to make the clever bombs that have been able to get through u.s. detection. there's still great concern as long as he is operating. let's go to josh with our other top stories. >> good morning. we're going to begin with some take a look at this. video of what's called a smokenado in utah. only ten miles from the resort of park city. at least a dozen homes have already been destroyed. at least 40 fires are burning across the baked-out west.

meanwhile, overseas, a massive rescue operation has begun to reach 18 sailors trapped inside a submarine that exploded in the fireball you see here. it lit up the night sky over mumbai, india. now, about half the sub is submerged. it's not clear if there's any survivors. back here, u.s. airways and american airlines are fighting back, one day after the government sued to stop those two companies from merging. the justice department says the new mega-airline would reduce competition, drive up airfares but the airlines argue that it would give passengers more choices. a court will now decide. take a look. inmates rush out and attack each other in miami. one man jumped a railing to get away. they were all recaptured. and finally, a new way, as if we needed one, to personalize your morning coffee. take a look. one cafe in asia has now come up with the ability to print your portrait atop your latte. it's done using edible ink, they'll think of anything, won't they? lara?

we turn now to the alarming hostage situation overnight in a bank in louisiana. a 20-year-old man taking three people hostage tuesday afternoon, in a tense standoff with police that lasted well into the night. abc's pierre thomas is back with us now with the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, lara. police were hoping to resolve this standoff peacefully. but it ended in a bloody spray of gunfire. shortly before midnight, police stormed the bank, after they say the gunman indicated he was going to kill two hostages. according to police, as they entered the building, the suspect, identified as 20-year-old fuaed abdo ahmed, shot the hostages, both bank employees. police killed the suspect, who they claim was armed with a handgun and a rifle. the confrontation began more than 12 hours earlier, when the gunman walked into the bank and began making bizarre demands. police say the suspect was a paranoid schizophrenic who claimed he had been hearing voices, including from a device planted in his head. authorities believe it was not a bank robbery but a planned attack, by a man who wanted to

torture his victims. there had been hope that the seize that began with three hostages would end peacefully, after one of them was released nine hours into the standoff. >> i really don't want to give any information. i don't want to give information about how we're working on the negotiations, what's happening. because i don't want to do anything to hamper the positive thing that's happened so far in this case. that's our goal. >> reporter: but it all unraveled quickly, as authorities had told us privately, they were concerned because they believed the man was suffering from mental illness and may have had access to a television in the bank. we have word this morning one of the two wounded hostages has died. and the second is in critical condition. george? >> such a tough situation. okay, pierre, thanks very much. we're going to turn now to the big, new campaign from coca-cola. they're taking the debate over artificial sweeteners head-on, with an ad that no-cal sweeteners are a healthy alternative to sugar. abc's rebecca jarvis is here with more. diet coke is declining in sales. so, coke's fighting back.

>> reporter: exactly. the new ads look more like public service announcements than the flashy marketing campaigns that we're accustomed to, but make no mistake. these are part of a concerted effort by coca-cola, to bring consumers back to diet drinks. it's not your typical diet drink ad. no special cans of soda glistening in the sun. no celebrities or flashy tag lines. instead, the world's number one beverage company, coca-cola, this morning, rolling out full-page ads, touting the idea that diet drinks can help people manage their weight. the ads cite scientific studies. 200 over the last 40 years. the company says supporting the safety of aspartame, the artificial sweetener used in the diet coke. >> coke is getting out in front of this. they're getting proactive. they're defending aspartame, which is the biggest diet sweetener used in the u.s. and it's used in their biggest diet product. >> reporter: but coca-cola isn't just playing defense. >> today, we'd like people to

come together on something that concerns all of us, obesity. >> reporter: earlier this year, the company rolling out a two-minute commercial in the wake of a national debate about serving sizes, childhood obesity and public health. >> and if you eat and drink more calories than you burn off, you'll gain weight. >> reporter: but now, it may be the health of coke and its competition on the line. sales of soda have been dropping most of the last decade, with diet drinks falling even faster. just last year, diet coke, down 3%. diet pepsi, down twice that. >> for decades, consumers in the u.s. basically had one choice. and that was carbonated soft drinks. but, in recent years, teas have come on strongly. bottled water. sports drinks have gotten very popular. >> reporter: coke, hoping to remind consumers this morning, even with all those alternatives, nothing beats the real thing. and coke isn't just defending aspartame. along with its rival pepsi, both companies are working to come up with a drink that uses natural,

low-calorie sweeteners. george and lara, they're trying to defend themselves here against a totally different market. things have changed. there are more options. people are going organic. they're going all-natural. and coca-cola and pepsi are playing catchup. >> they want to get that market share back. okay, rebecca, thanks very much. >> we'll see if it works. we turn now to the 15-year-old boy who was denied a heart transplant, getting a second chance, though. an atlanta hospital is reversing its decision, putting him back on the transplant list, after his outraged parents went public, claiming he was singled out because of bad grades and bad behavior. abc's gio benitez is here. good morning, gio. this is disturbing. >> reporter: and complicated. good morning to you, lara. just hours after abc news began looking into this, the mother says the hospital reversed course and had a change of heart. it comes at the right time because the boy has just months to live. anthony stokes plays chess in an

atlanta children's hospital. battling an enlarged heart. and in a new interview overnight, the 15-year-old's family says there's hope he will live. it's a sudden reversal. the family telling us the hospital now says stokes is back on the heart transplant list. children's healthcare of atlanta saying only, a heart transplant evaluation is an ongoing process. >> his heart is critical, where he'll be put at the top of the list when a heart comes. >> reporter: the news comes just days after the family was told he was no longer eligible to receive a transplant. in a letter to the family, removing stokes from the list, the hospital cited a history of noncompliance. stokes' mother says doctors were concerned because her son had a rough history. and that he had problems in the past showing up for the doctors' appointments and taking his medicine. >> i know that he will comply with all of the rules. he will take his medicine because he knows that is how he's going to live. >> a 15-year-old -- >> reporter: stokes' mother took

her case to the media. their story going viral online. it's the second time in as many months that a family has months that a family has been able to apparently have organ donation rules altered after attracting media attention. in june, sarah murnaghan, her in june, sarah murnaghan, her family went to court. ultimately convincing a judge to put her on that list. this summer, she received two transplants. some wonder if the public fights over organs are changing the rules. >> the resource is really limited. we also know that, when programs decide to not transplant people, it's done very carefully. and not easily. >> reporter: and the hospital won't confirm that stokes is back on that waiting list. but tells us, there is a long and intense vetting process to figure out if a patient has the ability to follow through with the necessary care so that the new heart doesn't fail. >> makes sense. but he only has six months to live. >> that's right, and this could take months. >> gio, thank you.

we're going to turn now to jennifer garner's emotional battle with the paparazzi. she took her case to the california assembly yesterday, to push back at photographers trying to get their shot. abc's nick watt has the story. >> reporter: the mama bears of hollywood, are fighting back against this. >> i'm an actress. but i'm a mom first. and just like you, you want to protect your children, i want to protect mine. >> reporter: to protect them from this. >> paparazzi swarm, large aggressive men, swarm us. causing a mob scene, yelling, jockeying for position, crowding around the kids. my 17-month-old baby is terrified and cries. my 4-year-old says why are they always with us. >> reporter: jennifer garner and halle berry just lent a little glamour to the california state assembly, fighting for a bill to land paparazzi in jail if they hassle the kids of celebrities while snapping their pictures. >> they have the right to take the photographs, as much as i

hate it. as much as i hate that my children are objectified that way. we're asking them to take these pictures with dignity. >> reporter: halle berry chose this life in the public eye. jennifer garner, star of "alias," also chose this life. their kids, they argue, did not. >> i love my kids. they're beautiful and sweet and innocent. and i don't want a gang of shouting, arguing, law-breaking photographers who camp out everywhere we are, all day, every day, to continue traumatizing my kids. >> reporter: for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> pretty powerful testimony. >> indeed, indeed. now, we turn to prince william. we have some brand-new pictures this morning of the new father being greeted by hundreds of well-wishers in wales. he's out for one of his first public engagement since prince george was born. and abc's lama hasan is there. good morning to you, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, lara.

well, this place is buzzing with excitement this morning because, for the first time since little baby george was born, 23 days ago, his father, prince william, is making his first public appearance here in rural wales. taking a break from his fatherhood duties, this morning, the proud papa is touring the agricultural show. taking in the best sights and sounds. >> have you ever seen him? >> i haven't. people i know have seen him. walking on the beach and stuff like that, like regular people. yeah. >> reporter: but this is no ordinary public appearance. this little island in north wales has been home to the royal couple for three years, where william is based as a search and rescue pilot. >> this is william's big thanks to the people here. he spent 3 1/2 years up here. he's incredibly grateful for the privacy he's been given. and for the kind welcome. >> reporter: where they've been loving life away from the prying eyes of the media, enjoying some privacy, living a low-key life. remember, our newlywed kate

pushing her own supermarket trolley. but the royal couple could be kissing this normalcy they crave good-bye as they begin their lives together with their little boy, george. william's posting here is coming to an end next month. the prince will be choosing between extending his service as a soldier or becoming a full-time royal. as for kate and the little prince, they haven't been seen since stepping out on those steps outside st. mary's hospital. but the first official photos will be out soon. >> kate and william, incredibly proud parents. and kate is a keen photographer. we're thinking that she might be taking those photos of baby george herself. >> reporter: so, the royal couple probably won't be asking a professional photographer to take a picture of their little baby, george. kate, instead, will be taking more candid snaps, which are most likely be released in the next few days. lara and george?

>> looking forward to seeing them. wales is going to miss them. lama, before you go, i think we heard a little bit of news. happy birthday, our friend. >> reporter: thank you. >> happy, happy birthday. >> reporter: thank you. >> i love watching the greetings travel over the satellite. >> spending it with prince william, i'm living the dream. >> i know. sorry about the disconnect. lama, we love you. happy birthday. time now to get to ginger, filling in for sam with the weather. you have spectacular pictures. >> right, just stunning. you saw the picture of the smokenado. this is serious. we're looking at utah, here's the huge fire. gaining on 4,000 acres overnight. it's moving 50 feet to 80 feet per minute. that's why, on top of having a difference in temperature from the lake here to some of the intense flames, you can get some twists in the atmosphere. now, let's talk about what they're going to have in the west. unfortunately, i have bad news. dry weather. and we also have that high pressure system that's going to bring warmth.

and then kicking up winds in the canyons. except for seattle, you get a little rain later tonight. and look here in the northeast, what a difference a day makes. drier, cooler. feels like september. the numbers there in the 60s and even 50s. your local forecast is coming up in 30 seconds. but first, your coolest cities. >>so, you know how soggy the good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your bay area microclimate forecast. clouds will have more room at

the coast today, but the rest of us summer sunshine on the way. more clouds overnight as the sea breeze develops bringing us a slow cooling trend thursday, friday, and saturday. today's temperatures, mid-60s along the coast, low 70s in san francisco, upper 80s to even mid-90s inland. good news, in the >>so, you know how soggy the southeast has been. they're going to get more rain, also just east of the rockies. coming up, i'll have all of the numbers as to how much rain by the end of the week. also in the southeast, we're going to have more on that breaking story right now. a u.p.s. cargo plane has gone down near birmingham, alabama. all of the latest on that coming up. and then we got an exclusive, an abc news exclusive, usher's ex-wife speaking out about the moment she learned their 5-year-old son almost drowned in the family pool. and about her dramatic custody battle. and the lucky lottery winners. call themselves ocean's 16. we gave to they could win.

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look at this footage just coming in. breaking story out of birmingham. a u.p.s. cargo plane goes down. you see the pictures up in flames right now. we'll have the latest on that, just ahead. also coming up, usher's ex-wife, tameka raymond, speaking out in an abc news exclusive. how she reacted when she heard the 5-year-old almost drowned in the family pool. why she thinks she should have custody of their kids. also coming up here, can your baby monitor be hacked? one family heard strange voices, speaking in strange accents, coming from their 2-year-old's room. they found no one there. how you can protect your home. >> it is really bizarre. so's this. the youtube sensation who is

fighting to get his little baby, his pet raccoon back. the video has gone viral. >> i don't understand why. >> it's not every day when you see somebody boogying down with a raccoon. >> a weekly occurrence. first, that exclusive interview with usher's ex-wife, tameka raymond. dan abrams spoke with her. good morning, dan. >> good morning, george. she has dealt with adversity no mother should know. one child dead. and a week ago, a second child almost drowning in a pool. now, tameka raymond is speaking out for the first time about the scare and the legal battle that's heated up with her superstar ex. >> i don't know if there's a way for a blood pressure to peak higher so quick. >> reporter: this morning, tameka raymond describes the heart-stopping moment that she learned her 5-year-old son nearly drowned in her

ex-husband's pool. >> i was mad because how did this happen? who was watching him? why was my son under water for nearly three minutes? >> reporter: raymond telling us, it was her former husband, superstar usher, who called to tell her about the accident. >> i was at a dental appointment. and you know, he doesn't call me regularly. so, when i saw his number come up, i nearly jumped up. i figure, he has the boys. i need to get this. >> reporter: for raymond, it was a horrifying case of deja vu. her son, kyle, died in a jet skiing crash just one year ago. did you think to yourself, please, no. not something like this again? >> yes. yeah. it was like i relived it. like my brain just went into all those modes, thinking -- i even said on the phone. i said, i've had this call before. >> reporter: did you blame usher for that? >> i didn't blame him for it. i was angry that it happened on his watch because while

accidents happen, never has my children been injured on my watch. >> reporter: overnight, usher posted this picture of his name sake. out of the hospital and playing games. his arm in a bandage. but a big smile on his face. and his mother tells us, the 5-year-old will be going back to school today. but for his parents, the drama is far from over. >> this is ridiculous. >> reporter: just hours after little usher's near drowning, tameka raymond requested an emergency hearing, hoping to win temporary custody of her two, young sons with the grammy-winning singer. >> when the incident happened, my attorney filed an emergency motion so that when my son was released from the hospital, he wasn't going to have to go back to the house where the incident happened because they saw our custody schedule, just like now, my son was released into his father's care again. i deem that an emergency. >> reporter: but a judge disagreed, allowing usher to keep primary custody, despite

his ex-wife's arguments that he's rarely home because of his schedule of recording and performing. what do you want from this? >> i would like to have my first right of refusal. which means when he is not present, the kids come home to their mom. they don't stay home with their nanny and watch whatever show he's on. they come home to their mother. i had to see on instagram that my 4-year-old lost his first tooth. that's my baby. things that are precious moments, milestone moment, i'm just missing them. >> reporter: now, as their custody battle rages on, raymond tells us she's continuing to fight. both in a legal courtroom and in the court of public opinion. you took a psychological examination in connection with this. >> yes. >> reporter: and the psychological report in this case determine that you have a moderately severe mental disorder. >> i'm going to be retested. i mean, you would think from hearing that, that sounds like, wow. she must be cutting the kids or beating them excessively or on

crack or selling crack. >> reporter: there's been a picture of you drawn in the media. psychological disorder. >> i'm crazy. >> reporter: spit at the girlfriend. threatened him. >> i'm just bad. hell on wheels. you know, one thing i will say, you know, i'm an individual. i don't have a publicist. i don't have a manager. i don't have an agent. i've just got some regular working-class friends and family members. we don't know how to fight the machine. >> reporter: is it hurtful to you to read the things that are said about you? >> it is hurtful sometimes because it's so far from the truth. you're talking about a woman that had her own career. and to be reduced to some baby momma, that's bitter and that's a gold digger is hurtful. >> reporter: raymond says she tries to remain positive, by immersing herself in kyle's world, a foundation she started in memory of her late son.

and despite everything, she tells us she's hopeful that she and her superstar ex will work things out for these two little boys. do you think he hates you right now? >> nope. >> reporter: do you hate him? >> absolutely not. no. he's the father of my children. and i love my kids more than life itself. >> reporter: she says she spent every night in the hospital with her boy until he was released. and had hoped he would come home with her. with the judge's ruling against her, that didn't happen. another hearing is scheduled for the end of this month, where raymond will again ask that she gets more time with her boys. >> think chance of getting it? >> anytime you're the one asking for custody to be revisited, you have an uphill battle. and the judge denied the emergency motion. with that said, if you take her at her word, what she really wants is the opportunity to take the kids when usher's out of town -- >> that seems fair. >> she has a stronger, i think, case there. although, that is something that was previously rejected. and remember, there is a

different legal standard for an emergency hearing than when you're looking nor broadly at the custody. >> and the last hearing, pretty remarkable moment when usher comes up to her after the hearing and puts her arms around her and saying, can we work this out? >> and she doesn't believe that was sincere. meaning, he acted differently when the cameras are rolling and when the cameras were off. he was gloating at one point. but then when people are watching, he reaches out. and she was surprised he was trying to hug her. >> that was a fascinating interview. let's get the weather from ginger. >> actually, we had an ef-0 tornado, confirmed in manahawkin. it's not going to happen again today. in the mid-atlantic, i want to show you what happens behind the cold front. it feels like fall. it really does. an average high temperature for new york city would be 83. today, only 75. places like washington, d.c. should be the upper 80s. and 78, not making it to 80

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gun show getting a bath with hannah montana shampoo. even drinking pepsi. brown and gun show were gearing up for their own reality show, until his furry buddy passed away earlier this year. now, brown says he will fight for rebecca's return to the bitter end. >> i will get rebecca back. what i've done should be commended and not condemned. i've done no wrong. >> reporter: brown says he rescued rebecca when she was born back in may. he even bottle fed her. >> she would play. digged. pick flowers. whatever. she done what raccoons do. >> and he says he's been protecting her ever since. >> if she's released into the wild, all hunters have a legal right to train their con dogs with her or kill her or trap her for her fur. that's not what i want. >> reporter: now, brown is fighting back against the tennessee wildlife resources agency that took rebecca away. asking the governor, directly,

to help him get his rebecca back. >> we have a nationwide campaign called free rebecca. 75 to 100 e-mails we answer daily. they're all petitioning governor bill haslin to let me get a permit to keep her. >> reporter: for "good morning america," john muller, abc news, new york. >> i'm afraid our man has his work cut out. the tennessee wildlife agency says he does not plan to return the raccoon at mr. brown. their goal is to introduce her to other raccoons to be returned into the wild. >> he makes a pretty compelling case, though. >> i don't know where i fall on this one yet. >> yeah. tough. to be continued. coming up here, actor jason patric and his bitter custody battle for his 3-year-old son. his emotional testimony in what could be a landmark case. this is a good one.

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we're going to talk to them live in a little bit. first, let's get news from josh and the plane crash in birmingham. dramatic image. the u.p.s. jet engulfed in planes near the birmingham airport. pierre thomas joins us, what are you learning? >> reporter: firefighters fighting the blaze from the plane that went down about 6:10 this morning. this was u.p.s. cargo flight 1354 en route from louisville, kentucky, to birmingham. we're now being told that the crew, a pilot and co-pilot, died in the crash. a hazmat unit has been dispatched because of reports of chemicals onboard the plane. and federal officials have left washington this morning to figure out what caused the crash. right now the cause of the crash is a mystery. meanwhile the other breaking story at this hour. a state of emergency has been declared in egypt, a key u.s.

ally now on the brink of chaos. as overnight, egyptian security forces using tanks and bulldozers moved in to clear two camps demanding that the ousted president mohamed morsi be returned to power. the government says that number is much lower. the emergency declack ration will allow them to declare martial wlau. meanwhile, here at home, a new wildfire has erupted in the west. again, tearing through northeast utah at this point. 12 homes, we are learning, have been destroyed. hundreds more are said to be in danger. the fire, sparked by lightning, has scorched some 4,000 acres near the resort of park city. even forming a swirl of wind-driven smoke. it's called a smokenado.

and, again, ginger is here with updates, coming up in a few moments. and some frightening moments for families near phoenix. menaced by this mountain lion that came right up to their doorstep. the lion parked itself on the patio. staring down the dogs for a few minutes. it jumped into the neighbor's yard. police later responded. says they took care of the lion. no one was hurt. and finally, this is maybe the only time i get to do this. i'm going to hijack my own newscast to bring you some incredibly important news from los angeles, california. chavez ravine, the place. as the los angeles dodgers have now continued a historic run. 47 games they have played, they won 39 of them. this is a franchise that dates back to the 1800s. never have the dodgers team been this hot for this long. also laying out, you can hear vin scully.

and let's be honest, that's the very best thing of all. we'll have updates as the dodgers continue what is sure to be a run. >> you just took a little -- put that in there. >> put that in there. breaking news. the dodgers remain awesome. >> when you say we'll have updates, he's not kidding. >> as news becomes available. lara, you have a fill-in today. bethenny frankel here for "pop news." let's get to it. >> i can't wait. thank you, george. i've been waiting to say that. we're all anxiously awaiting the return of ron burgundy, played by will ferrell. "anchorman: the legend continues" hits theaters in december. but there's a treat one month before that. ever wonder what's really going on in ron burgundy's mind? >> all the time. >> right? can you possibly imagine? well, you're in luck. his memoir, "my classy life and other musings" is coming out soon. this one is going to be funny. wouldn't you love to do the news that way? just like will ferrell?

well, we've also all got our first quotes from the movie "mean girls." i happen to like the question from regina george, is butter a carb? the white house got a little "mean girls," itself. bo, the first family's adorable pooch. check out this tweet. bo, stop trying to make fetch happen. >> fetch. >> stop trying to make fetch happen. it's not going to happen. >> they're very hip in pop culture at the white house. >> yeah. oh, yeah. >> the dog should get a twitter account. >> i feel like -- has that happened yet? >> that's going to happen. >> in the next 30 seconds. >> absolutely. the raccoon from raccoon man has a twitter account. >> my dog has a twitter account. bo is next. my dog and bo might get together. online dating. >> your dog has a twitter account? >> yes, she does. she does. >> that is a must-follow.

>> she's an old lady. she's very old. she's been there a long time. she has a lot of followers. you'll have that many. also, who needs a department store? ladies, we've all had those wardrobe catastrophes right before an evening out. well, here's a solution you probably never saw coming. in japan, there's a popular lingerie company, and they have bra vending machines. >> because you never know when you might need one. >> right, i think they're in the airports. when you get out of the plane, you want to take the bra off. you don't want to put a bra on. and by the way, what about the sizing? you don't want to take your bra off when you get off a flight, george? >> i never thought about that. >> seriously. it might be interesting sitting next to a person. i mean, what's the return policy? >> there's so many questions. but this is a follow-up-free zone. so, we shan't ask you any. >> breaking news. tonight at 11:00, we'll follow-up on bras. >> it's only in japan. >> in airports, i see makeup kiosks.

i see appliances. there's a lot of things. >> natural. >> love it. thank you. "pop news," bethenny style. let's get some weather from ginger. >> we are out here with a lively crowd. it's a little cool. and i have to tell you, we've got a group, i'm going to get your attention. young lady, where are you from? >> i'm from eastern michigan, pastor from smith chapel church. >> they're coming to pray for america from michigan. they wanted me to pass that along. let's move into the forecast and get into what is happening. we have to talk about something that could form. a 40% chance of it, the national hurricane center says, of getting into some sort of tropical weather. that could give the gulf some places much-needed moisture. other places probably don't want it there in new orleans. but we'll be watching that, as we head into the weekend. look at the next couple days in the southwest. the heat, the dry, no good. for fires, boise, making it in to the mid-90s throughout the week.

good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your bay area microclimate forecast. clouds will have more room at the coast today, but the rest of us summer sunshine on the way. more clouds overnight as the sea breeze develops bringing us a slow cooling trend thursday, friday, and saturday. today's temperatures, mid-60s along the coast, low 70s in san francisco, upper 80s to even mid-90s inland. good news, in the 50 >> going to get a little help from my friends here from libertyville, illinois. this is jack. >> lara, back to you. >> thanks, ginger. thank you, jack. here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." can your baby monitor be hacked? what one family heard coming from their 2-year-old's room. and how you can protect your home. and reunited. "look who's talking." the duo from the film, john travolta and kirstie alley. back together again.

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our friend, larry hackett from "people" magazine, is here to talk about a whole lot of things. first, let's get the backstory from brandi hitt. >> reporter: an emotionally shaken jason patric testified before the california legislature, hoping to see his 3-year-old son again. >> because i have to be gus' voice, my son. a voice that i have not heard in 25 weeks. >> reporter: the "lost boys" actor is asking state lawmakers to change a loophole in a 2011 law, that classifies him and other men, not as parents, but as sperm donors. >> we intended to parent these children. we raised these children. we love these children. >> reporter: patric says he agreed to be the donor for his one-time girlfriend's in vitro fertilization treatments. signed an intended parent document and was involved in gus' life. but she claims that

she agreed she would raise gus alone. a judge later ruled, patric was a donor under the law and could not sue for custody. >> i can assure you, he never acted like a parent after the birth. never intended to be a parent. >> reporter: the new bill would allow sperm donors to ask for parental rights, if they can show a certain level of involvement in the child's life. and the committee voted to hold it for further discussion. for "good morning america," brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> larry hackett, editor of "people" magazine, good friend of "gma." this is a tough one. >> a really tough one. a celebrity going public like this clearly being heartbroken about what's going on is very tough. it seems that the intent of the law, was not about relationships like this. it was about going through a sperm bank, getting a sperm donor, not being revisited by someone who just happened to be a donor. this was not the case, seemingly in this instance. and i think, you know, it's very heartbreaking. it seems these two people should be able to work out their differences.

>> forget about the law and work it out. >> shouldn't there be a contract when you're having that kind of a transaction? it's not like he gave her a purse for her birthday. it's a transaction. >> i read that he did have some sort of contract. >> and if the child had been conceived the ordinary way, this wouldn't be going on. >> yeah. >> and you mentioned it. you hope these laws are here to protect the child and to keep them protected. >> right, right. >> what was the issue? what was the issue why weren't they -- why didn't they have sex and have a baby? >> i don't know the answer to that. >> they had broken up. and just wanted -- >> that would be great you don't have to have intimate relations with someone. can i have some sperm? you meet somebody at a bar. hi. >> we went to harvard. and don't call me tomorrow. >> bethenny, i love you so. larry, i want to ask you about this jen garner and halle

berry both speaking up, going after paparazzi again. a dramatic day of testimony in hollywood. they're testifying in favor of a proposed legislation that would limit the paparazzi's ability to take photos of their celebrity kids. garner is getting very choked up in this clip that we're going to show you right now. >> i love my kids. they're beautiful and sweet and innocent. i don't want a gang of shouting, arguing, law-breaking photographers who camp out everywhere we are, all day, every day, to continue traumatizing my kids. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. sorry. i'd be happy to answer any questions. >> i'm with her. it's got to be absolutely terrifying. try to go about your business. i'm sure you've dealt with it on some level. >> it does happen to me. in britain, it's illegal. so, why can't it just be illegal for the children? it seems like a very basic -- >> well, if i can jump in. no one's going to defend guys jumping out of bushes and taking photographs of kids. that's not right. but just like the previous segment, i'm always concerned as a journalist, about the laws

that are passed to protect celebrities. this law is designed to protect children of celebrities. however, the way it's written, it may stop you from photographing children, let's say, there's some disaster at a high school. would you be allowed to photograph children if they're under age? i don't know that. the laws sometimes are written for one thing and end up being used for other things that may not be the intentions. so, i don't want to defend guys who hang out in bushes. but, as a journalist, i'm always concerned about laws being passed, that stop people from doing jobs. >> the unfortunate extension of a celebrity-obsessed culture. >> absolutely. >> if there wasn't a market for this, there wouldn't be a market for this. >> we run photographs. of jennifer garner and her kids. reese witherspoon and her kids. we try to do our best to figure out how the photographs are taken and where they're taken. but i have seen these guys, literally, jumping out of bushes and chasing them. it's scary. >> they tried to write the law so it only goes at harassment of kids. but like you said, it's very hard to get that. >> jason patric, the intent of that law wasn't to stop him from seeing his kid. it's tricky. >> it's a security issue, though. someone could kidnap your kid

because now they know what they look like. and that's very scary. also, burning up the "heat index," the bizarre story of the couple who say their baby monitor was hacked. they heard a strange voice saying horrifying things to their 2-year-old, coming from the bedroom. how terrifying. aditi roy has their story. >> reporter: they are supposed to keep your baby safe, by letting you watch and listen to your child. but baby monitors themselves can be susceptible to misuse. and the wrong set of eyes can end up watching your child. >> it felt like somebody broke into our house. >> reporter: mark gilbert, said he and his wife heard a strange voice coming from their 2-year-old daughter's room, uttering disturbing messages. >> he said wake up, allison, you little [ bleep ]. >> reporter: gilbert said that voice was coming from their baby monitor. he immediately unplugged the device. gilbert believes someone hacked into his router and the camera, and found his daughter's name by seeing it posted on her bedroom

wall. he's not the only one who says the baby monitor was compromised. in 2010, stacy told abc news how she inadvertently saw her neighbor on her baby monitor, after the two monitors may have been on the same frequency and picked up each other's signals. >> it was late at night. doing a routine check. turn it on to see my next door neighbor putting his son to sleep, as well. >> reporter: internet security expert parry aftab says with the right set of circumstances, baby monitors can expose your child to the wrong people. >> baby monitors come one of two ways. if it has a channel that might be easily compromised, otherwise, they're wi-fi-based. >> reporter: but there are ways to protect yourself. if your monitor is wi-fi-based, hide your wi-fi network and make sure it has an ironclad logon and password. gilbert is still shaken up to plug it back in. gilbert thinks his daughter's safer without the monitor. >> i'm supposed to protect her against people like this. it's a little embarrassing, to say the least.

>> reporter: for "good morning america," aditi roy, abc news, new york. >> advice for people who use wireless baby monitors, it's important to use a strong wi-fi password that has a capital letter, a number and punctuation mark. honestly, that's happened to me with my neighbor singing lullabies through my -- >> no. >> yes, absolutely terrifying. she sang better than i did. >> i didn't know they were so fancy that you needed a wi-fi password for a baby monitor. mine is just -- it was simple. it was like a walkie-talkie. >> times they are a-changing. >> yes. next up, john travolta, kirstie alley, reunited yet again. so popular on screen in the "look who's talking" comedies. they're back together again for her new sitcom. and abc's bianna golodryga has it all. >> taxi? >> reporter: from the moment she first got into his cab. >> st. jerome's hospital. >> reporter: they became the couple we loved to watch fall in

love. and raise a family in "look who's talking." >> low-five. >> reporter: now, 24 years since that first movie, kirstie alley and john travolta are together again, on the set of her new tvland show "kirstie." what a reunion. what are some of your favorite memories from "look who's talking"? >> one of my best memories is we're supposed to do a dance. right? he's doing all these movies, an iconic dancer. he changes the course of history with his dances. we're supposed to do a dance together. and i was real cocky. he goes, look, which one of us has done these movies? and i go, i don't care. i'm going to dance. and i can dance with the best of them. and i was acting like that. and being, like, boom, i slap him. i throw on my sunglasses. >> reporter: but everything was leading up to that first kiss.

>> when you went to kiss me the first time, i turned into barbra streisand. >> i know. he wouldn't stay serious. during a kissing scene. it's hard enough. and he would start -- >> papa, can you hear me? >> john, i have to kiss you. and i'd be serious. and he'd look at me, so serious, and come in for the kiss -- ♪ papa can you hear me >> papa can you hear me? >> that scene took two days to shoot. >> reporter: their chemistry hasn't gone anywhere. >> now, that's entertainment. >> reporter: how long have you known each other? >> 67 years. >> reporter: you guys look great. their offscreen friendship has been going strong ever since that first movie. >> you know that's breast milk? >> reporter: which, as the family grew, turned into a second. and then, the third. what is it about the chemistry the two of you have that works so well on camera? >> what do you think?

>> i don't know. i think we like each other. >> i think we like each other. >> reporter: told barbara walters that he is the one that got away. the love of your life. >> he sort of is the love of my life. it's evolved. there was a time when i thought i wanted to marry him. but i was married. one little glitch. >> reporter: semantics. did you know this at the time? >> i felt in love with kirstie at a particular time. >> reporter: but they always stayed just friends. >> we had to evolve into friends. now, his wife is my best girlfriend. and it's sort of -- that's how it evolved, right? >> kirstie was a person i could have fun with and play with. you know, that's -- she's a playmate. >> whoa baby, hot mama. >> you're a goof ball. >> reporter: is there any question you wanted to be asked by an interviewer? >> how did you get so good-looking?

>> do my muscles bother you? >> reporter: i'm staring at them throughout this entire interview. after all these years, still playing. for "good morning america," bianna golodryga, los angeles. >> a lot of fun. thanks for that. her new sitcom, kirstie alley plays a broadway star that has a fling with a theater stagehand. what could go wrong? her show, "kirstie," december 4th. >> she will tweet you. all right. >> get ready. and lottery winners live, here. go nowhere.

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try to avoid it. muni lines are not affected. san jose northbound highway 217, traffic is recovering due to an earlier accident. backups from 680. >> thank you.

good morning. we're off our morning lows, 60 in san jose, 62 in mountain view, san carlos, 61. 69 in antioch, about 56 in san francisco where the clouds are starting to break. we're going to have temperatures

about 2 to 7 degrees warmer than average. a slow -- a cooling trend, excu [ cheers and applause ] bethenny frankel is with us. got the memo on the green out here. we're going to talk about her new show. we're going to talk about her brand-new book. all coming up in just one moment. >> it is kind of cool out here. >> it is brisk out here. >> and watch your clocks right now. very special guest coming up monday morning. we are counting down to lady gaga. she will be here live monday morning. we cannot wait to see her. she will premiere her new video. we'll talk to her live. 119 hours. 29 minutes and 51 seconds until lady gaga. and also, $448 million. we have seven of the lucky folks

who took a big chunk of it. they are here live to discuss it all. but first, lara, so more with our special guest. >> josh, thank you so much. we're happy to have bethenny frankel here today. such a great girlfriend and a busy woman at that. i was just asking you off camera, you have four "new york times" best sellers. >> right. >> hopefully number five on the way. >> it was out yesterday? >> yes, "skinny girl solutions" came out yesterday. what we're going through as women. trying to look decent, while keeping our houses organized and dealing with motherhood. keeping it all together. >> and you really break it down into so many different areas. we're going to play a game in a moment. first, how do you do it? i know you've been through a rough go. first and foremost, my friend, how are you? >> i'm good. i'm good right now. i sound corny with a -- i'm so blessed.

i'm so lucky. it would be horrible for me to complain about anything. you don't get it all at once. we have difficult days. we have easy days. and i'm in rare air. i'm so fortunate. >> i loved your book. and my producer knows, i quote it all the time, that to approach everything from a place of yes, not no. and i feel like you've really done that. how have you taken the divorce and going through what you have and turned that into a yes? >> i know everything i've gone through in my life, no matter how difficult it's been, i find out later why it was that difficult. this is no different. we go through struggles. a road has thorns. and i'm so blessed. i think that it's my calling to help other women talk to women about what they're going through. no matter what it is. good, bad, business. my book involves a lot of business advice. i think women really are interested in balancing business and home. and also, just starting businesses. >> yeah.

do you feel like you're going to be able to find time for you, in terms of romance, and making sure you take care of yourself, as you go on promoting a book and starting this new show, not to mention mothering a beautiful girl. >> well, i think we have to be efficient, delegate and prioritize. family is first, then work. if you have quality time with the people you love, you just feel good about it. when you're working, you're working. and we're trying to juggle it all. and if you're efficient, you can do it. as far as personal life, right now, i'm taking time just for me and my daughter and for the show. and for women. to kind of experience all of them going through with women. >> what's the hardest thing about being bethenny right now? >> it's not difficult being bethenny. it's really not difficult. i'm so blessed. it's not difficult. i love it. >> i love your attitude. >> look how lucky i am. i'm in the middle of times square. hanging out with a girlfriend i've known for years. promoting my book and i have a talk show. i'm so lucky.

i want to pay it forward. i want to help other people to be able to have the things i have. >> we love a game here at "gma." based on your book, we've come up with this thing. what's your frank-el solution? it was late. here are the scenarios. and bethenny's going to give you great solutions. scenario number one. i know my weight's fluctuating. i weigh myself but that can be misleading and discouraging. what's your solution? >> well, i think weighing yourself can be obsessive and tricky. you can drink a glass of water and gain a pound. you should have a pair of jeans. the truth jeans. that really just -- you -- they're tight. and when you can't get the button closed, you just reel it in a little bit. you don't have to be obsessive. >> i feel like i never have enough hours in the day. i need to get things done more efficiently. wra is your solution? >> women try to please everybody. and then, they put themselves

last. and you have to put -- >> that's what i was trying to say to you. >> every day, you have to do one thing for yourself. one thing -- one good quality thing with your family. and also you have to be organized. you have to have your house organized, you have to have your life organized. and you have to sleep. you have to try to get quality sleep. >> honestly, you're living proof that you can do it all. as best you can. and you don't beat yourself up. bethenny frankel, the book is called "skinny girl solutions." everything you can imagine. and you're looking at it. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> new talk show, "bethenny." check that out, "good morning america."com, more tips. i think i did it all. ginger? donald driver. >> nfl great. and our friend from "dancing with the stars." and la la anthony. you see this? are you seeing what's behind us? we have the target dog. and target is giving back to the nation's kids in the schools.

we're going to get to that. but we have some pictures we have to share first. talking about going back to school. let's start with you, donald, you had a close cut even back then. >> everything has always been crazy. that's a good suit. >> what year is this? >> that was probably '90, '91, '92. >> and la la, we have one? can you preface it for us? >> well, it was probably i would like to forget. fun times in high school. >> just as pretty. >> that looks good. >> she looks great. this is a serious thing. they're giving back to the nation's schools. but tell us how it works. >> absolutely. it's the give for target campaign. and we're kicking it off today. and target is giving $5 million for schools. you have to go to target's facebook page and vote for your favorite school. and then the winning school gets this huge party that we're going to come to and have a good time.

it's so amazing to be a part of this campaign with target to give so much back to schools that are in need. and make sure that schools have the supplies and everything they need to succeed this school season. >> now, we know that you've got your on vh1. that's exciting. donald, you have a book? >> it's called "driven." my life story. and i went to the driven achievement awards banquet. for people that don't get recognized what they do. i want to be able to do that. >> vote by going to their facebook page at the school. >> and which school gets the most votes get a huge party. >> we're going to send it off. letting us hear bull's eye, the dog, bark. [ cheers and applause ] the forecast, we're all talking about it. does it not feel like fall? all right. i do start with the twitter photos from around the nation. all that rain yesterday, are you kidding me there? long beach. and chicago, you see the waves crashing up along the shore. and the morning lows. i said cold, but how cold?

you see international falls in the mid-30s. dl should be a little frost even for some folks. then, to the south, where it is anything but cold. it's warm and humid. there's a lot of rain on the way in the next 24 hours. if you're in the carolinas, especially there. south of savannah, georgia. good morning. i'm mike nicco. summer warmth away from the coast today. coast you'll see more clouds and it will be cool. check out your accuweather seven-day forecast. sea breeze makes it slightly cooler thursday, friday, and saturday, but summer warmth >> we're having way too much fun out here. let's get straight over to josh. >> all right, thank you, ginger. and, donald, la la, terrific. i'm here with steph curry, nba superstar, guard for the golden state warriors. along with a great year. i'm not going to say breakout. you have been good all along.

but what a year he had. broke a record in the league. most three pointers in a season, with 272. also, big heart on this kid. he just got back from something of a humanitarian mission to tanzania, where he delivered malaria nets to refugees. with a great foundation called nothing but nets. i want to welcome you to the program. get the basketball out of the way. a phenomenal year. always fun when the warriors are running. it's been a couple years. the playoff run, the personal record with the threes. how did it feel when it came together for you? >> it felt great. it was a great ride. obviously, we wanted to go further. taking them further in the series. >> had them on the ropes in san antonio. >> had we won game one, it would have been different. >> steph curry makes me miss sports. then, you decide, in the off-season, you spend to go to tanzania, where they are desperately in need of malaria nets like the one you're holding. why did you decide to do it? >> i've been part of the

fund-raising for that campaign since college. my roommate, a teammate there, introduced me to the cause. and to do the 3 for 3 challenge every year. every three i made, i donated three nets to a family in need. to go and see where the nets are going, and how appreciative the families were. >> i want to stretch it out. malaria is a huge problem. and so, what exactly are we talking about? >> this net here is insecticide treated. we encourage the families -- if you want to get underneath it. how about it? we're protected, right? the mosquitos can't get through. if they touch the net, they're going to die off. and we're going to kill the population of mosquitos. it goes both ways to protect the families that need it. >> you guys are in trouble. seriously. this is terrific. again, it is a great, great organization. nothing but nets. you can find out more about it.

logon to goodmorningamerica.com. the great steph curry, everybody. thanks. congratulations. coming up here, oscar winner, forest whitaker. he is the star of lee daniels' "the butler," goin

and what a pleasure it is to welcome forest whitaker back to "gma." great to have you here. all-star cast in lee daniel's "the butler." he's playing cecil on his first day of work as the white house butler. >> mr. warner. >> wanted to thank you for the opportunity to work at the white house. >> come on. here we go. >> i'll be working with you here. >> please, don't do that.

>> of course. >> and forest whitaker joins us now. thank you for coming in. that scene captures so much. you're there at the white house, as a butler to serve. see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing. >> the philosophy he has to follow to show the president he'll be there. and offer his service without intrusion. >> and this is based on a true story, the story of eugene allen, that served eight presidents. when they first came to you, you were actually intimidated by this role. why? >> he serves eight presidents. it goes over a long period of time. i knew i would have to age from my 30s into my 90s. and also to be able to take this history that was going on, all the things that happened with the presidents and the world that affected my family and carry that weight, so that the audience will be able to feel all of the experiences -- >> that's what i think is brilliant about the film. it tells the civil rights

revolution, from eisenhower, to the election of president obama, through the prism of this man. and you feel that the personal and the political and historic all coming together. >> yeah. lee daniels did an amazing job, i think when he directed, to be able to watch. the big issue between me and my son is, very much a father/son story in a lot of ways. >> heartbreaking in many ways. >> yeah. my son who gets involved with the civil rights movement, creating a better life, and trying to create a better life for them. lee is able to show you what this does to our family. >> and there's a wonderful scene, a scene that you're not in. but a scene where your son is with martin luther king. and martin luther king explains that people who are butlers, like cecil gaines, seem s subservient but are serving their people. >> by their dedication to work. they were able to move things forward. and you get to see, too, where he approaches my character, even

in a quiet wall you're talking about. he tries to push forward the envelope. asking for a raise for the other butlers. trying to find equality. in his way, he's trying to move everything forward. >> and having the intimate moments, each one, with each of the presidents, as they face these struggles. >> yeah. >> over civil rights. you had some great chemistry with james marsen, who is playing jfk. >> you watch the civil rights movements, to what's happening on the streets from his brother's influence. and he said, how much the kids fighting in the cause have affected his heart. >> and your son, one of the kids that were doing that. you also have real chemistry, i have to say this, surprising at first. how is this going to work with oprah? she is amazing. >> she's great in the movie. she's so moving. i think she's going to surprise people, too, because i'm away so much, it causes a lot of problems for her. so, she begins to deal with alcohol and some affairs and

different things like that. you see her in a light. but ultimately, the love we have holds our family together. >> it is a great family story and a story about the civil rights movement. i read somewhere that you may be playing martin luther king coming up? >> i don't think -- they spoke to me about it. but it's not anything that's set up for me to be doing. >> not set up yet? >> i hope that story gets told. i'm not sure it will be me. but i think it would be great for someone to let us explore that experience. a great man. >> and you've told an amazing story here in "the butler." powerful performance. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> "the butler" opens up on friday. and coming up here, look at the new millionaires across the way. the ocean's 16 lottery winners

oh, we are through a few, here at work. and we lost.

as did all of you. these seven ladies did not. they actually got -- did you hear -- we did. multimillionaires all. an office pool, they got their slice of that $448 million powerball jackpot last week. thank you for coming in, ladies. really appreciate it. the great -- the great first question, is everybody going to go back to work, was answered, when you all went back to work. you all showed up. what was it like to win? and then what was it like to punch the clock the next day? >> it was so surreal, you wouldn't know it. i can't explain it. it didn't register you won. back to work. got to get things done. >> was it a phone call chain? >> i believe my boss -- >> we all came into work. >> i believe my boss lady. i said to her, stop screwing around with me. i have a doctor's appointment. i'm going to be late to work. have you been drinking? i think i was screaming at

yelling at my boss. >> the boss lady's barbara. >> i didn't believe her. i thought she's -- >> and your boss lady has an intimate connection to the lottery. tell us about your father, who he is and what he did. >> my father was a state assemblyman and a state senator. when he was an assemblassemblym sponsored the legislation to get the lottery in new jersey. it was his bill that was passed. and this is just -- >> dad's looking down. >> oh. oh, not even. of course, he is. he is. and he's smiling. >> that's great. you know, one of the things that we all in the media here, just jumped on to, is that this was a win in the middle of the zone walloped by superstorm sandy. and, darlene, i know you're a big winner now. but, boy, you lost so much when that storm hit. how bad was it? and what's this going to do for you? >> well, we did lose our home.

and now, my first thought is i can buy a new house for my daughter and i. and we can bring our dog home. and i was able to quit my second job. >> seriously, that's great. boy. it is -- i'm look at wealth in all the best ways. honestly, if we had to lose, i'm so happy the seven of you won. seriously. thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. >> i'm just, for one second, going to go what it's like to hold an $80 million check. we will be right back.

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that was a fun show today. tomorrow, thursday, that means" deals & steals." and on friday, mclemore and ryan lewis. >> hold this. it's like we all won. >> tiny piece of it. >> so, so good.

good morning. i'm kristen sze. we have breaking news from b.a.r.t., which is experiencing system-wide delays because of a disabled train in the transbay tube. details from leyla gulen. >> yes, kristen. that is, in fact, the case. we do have a train that was in the westbound direction heading towards sfo that broke down. right now looks like they're trying to jump-start it. if that doesn't work, they'll manually take it back to oakland. this is causing system-wide delays through the transbay tube. what what you're going to want to use is some alternate routes to make it in the west bound direction. no word when this will clear up. speaking of clearing up, warmer conditions on your way. here's mike nicco with the forecast. thank you very much, leyla. let's look at those temperatures. 72 in sfra-in san francisco to about 80 in oakland. look at the mid-90s in east bay valleys. temperatures 2 to 9 degrees warmer than average. tonight in the 50s and 60s so good news, it cools off nicely.

not as much sunshine at the coast today as yesterday, and that cooler announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the new film, "the butler," forest whitaker and we will check inside the robertsons of "duck dynasty." plus, "extra" host maria menounos takes a seat at the co-host desk. all next on "live." ♪ now, here are michael strahan and maria menounos! [cheers and applause] ♪ ch